You are my KryptoniteA Story by Jerald Infant Jeyarethinam Kryptonite is a fictional material from the Superman mythos. It is famous for being the ultimate natural weakness of Super You Are My Kryptonite -J.
The year 2122 AD
World war III eventually happened in 2030 AD. Scientists then had discovered a new type of a weapon to neutralize the enemy territory. Even though these ammo led to the huge destruction of human technologies, which pushed humans to retract 100 years back into the past of their current technological advancement, there was minimal effect on humans. Well, maybe initially. But as time flew by, humans born after the blasts were born with some special abilities. The powers, these humans possessed differed from each other. Some possessed more than a single ability. By the current year (2122AD) nearly 1/3 of the human population on the planet exhibited display case of these superhuman abilities. Some declared it to be the next step of human evolution, but some claimed it to be the anomalous effect of the war. But nevertheless, there was no way of stopping this evolution. By this year the humans managed to bring back the technology that was in 2017AD. ----- Day 1 Tom was jogging in the Park with earphones plugged. As he was passing his favorited turn in the park, he can’t help but notice a girl sobbing seated in one of the chairs. He slowed down his pace and started walking towards the girl. He takes his place on the same bench, though at the opposite end. “You know, I can't help but notice you seem a little at war with yourself here” Tom was not facing the girl when he said that “What?” the girl twisted and asked him “How do you know?” “Well, for starters, I’m an Empath” ------------
Empath: An Empath is someone who feels the emotions of another. This power is common. Sometimes this power fades with age but there are some people who manage to keep it their entire life. These people have a strong desire to help others, but this is only good if they can control their power if the situation gets out of hand. Most Empaths have the tendency to spiral into depression from the overbearing negative emotions of others. These people need to learn to block the emotions of others so they can regain who they are and surround themselves with more positive people. -------- “That figures” The girl turns away as if she was least bothered about him being there. “Well, what’s your power then?” “Unlike you, I have no power” --------- No Power: This means that the majority of people do not have powers. It is important to mention these people though because even though they may not have powers of their own they are sometimes perceptive enough to notice that those around them do have powers. Some of these people may have powers, just not enough to allow them to really count for any other category. ----------- “Who said I needed any help?” “That’s my problem. I offer. Irrespective of whether you need it or not” There was an uncanny look from her side. “I’m sorry. But, are you, all right? Do you want some help?” “You can help by leaving me alone!” “All right. If that’s what you want” Tom left. Day 5 “Hey” “Hey, it’s you” Tom was quite taken back when he noticed it was the same girl that he had met the other day. He was quick enough to say “Sorry if I’ve run into you. I’ll just take the other way around” “No... No, I’m sorry. It is my fault. I was very mean to you the other day. I wanted to apologize” “Really? Or is that you’ve got the wrong guy?” “Yes. I was just having an off day. In fact, I don’t even remember why I was so off that day” “Well, I was hoping to turn you on” he realized after blurting out the terrible nature of the words he had just said. “I’m sorry; I’ll take those words back. I’m an idiot” There were a smile and a moment of silence between the two. “Hi, I’m Tom” “I’m Summer” They shook hands. Day 14 “I don't know, I just feel like I should just stop thinking about it, you know, but I can't. Maybe I've seen too many movies, you know, love at first sight. What do you think about love at first sight? You think you can love somebody just by looking at them? But the thing is, I feel like I’ve known her all along, you ever get that feeling?” Tom started to blurt out to Charles. Charles was his mentor, guardian and everything else. Tom had never seen his parents. He was discarded by them when he was still a baby. Maybe they found that he was not going to be part of the normal human being clan. But that is not what this story is about. Charles just gave a smile back. There was no stopping Tom. “She just seems different, you know? I don't know, I just got a feeling about her. You know when a song comes on and you just got to dance? With somebody and I feel like dancing with her” Charles walked up to Tom and said “I’ll be happy for you Tom” there was a further pat on his back and that was it. Day 32 “Sorry” was all Tom could say as he stopped. “You are late” summer was trying to look angry. “Yeah, I know, I do not have excuses, except for the traffic” Tom winked. “I missed you” there was always a different way she said that thought Tom. “No, I didn’t miss you even a single minute” “Stop trying to be funny. I’m serious. There’s a lot I don't know about you, but I do know that much.” She was getting serious and fast “I convince myself that everything's okay because when I'm with you, I'm happy” She pauses and then looks at him “But then you go away and I realize that I know nothing about you” Tom went near Summer took her hand and said with a firm hush voice “All you need to know is that I carry your heart, I carry it in mine.” Summer looked at Tom. He could see her eyes; it looked like a ship in an ocean. “Go on touch it, you’ll see” Summer placed her hand on Tom’s chest. She looks back at him “Tom, your heart is very fast” “Yeah, I know. I have an insufferably romantic heart” Summer then eased her head over his heart and hugged him. Seconds, minutes and hours rolled by, Tom was walking back to his home after dropping off summer in hers. Tom felt something heavy on his heart; he smiled thinking how love could be this funny. But then he realized there was something more. He collapses. Day 50 Tom and summer were gleefully lying on the grass holding each other’s hands and star gazing in the park. “Summer I want you to spend time with me for the next two weeks. I want you to be always around me” “I’m always around you”
“Yeah, I know. I don’t want to miss you even for a second” “Why are you being so possessive suddenly?” “It’s just that I feel I’m not getting enough of you” “You are a complete idiot. You know that?” They both chuckle. “What’s your favorite movie summer?” “It’s an old animated movie from Disney named Tangled” “Why do you like it the most?” “At first, in the movie, Rapunzel and Flynn won’t have a smooth conversation and they won’t trust each other. As time pass by, they fall in love. The movie made me believe in my dreams” Summer continued “I hoped that someone will see in me what I have felt pass through so many times...or at least to understand, at the very least, until I met you, an Empath. You not only understood me, you touched me” She touches his head with hers. “What is the most romantic thing according to you Summer?” “The most romantic thing for me would be the one where both sacrificing each other for the other one, unconditionally” as she said that, she noticed a shooting star in the sky. “Oh! Tom, look. A shooting star, beautiful” “Make a wish” “I wish to find such a story in my life” “You ever heard the expression ‘Be careful of what you wish for’ " Tom was sarcastic. “Believe me, I’m the one who is going to kill you,” Summer said mischievously. Day 77 “Summer, I want you to have something” he reaches out to his pocket and takes a small diary. “This is a secret book” When summer got it, she started to open it which was abruptly stopped by tom. “I don’t want you to read it now”
"If not now, then when?” she was very curious. “You’ll know”
“I could keep it for you and I promise that I won’t read it before it is time” Tom, raising one eyebrow, seemed still unconvinced. “And when I promise something, I never ever break that promise” Tom took summer’s hand and keeps it near his heart “Here is the deepest secret nobody knows. Here is the root of the root and the bud of the bud and the sky of the sky of a love called Summer; which grows higher than soul can hope or can hide” “Why are you telling me this now?” “I want you to know that I did find my true love and that it is right in front of my eyes” “You are scaring me, Tom” Tom just smiles back and falls down. Day 32 “Tom, you are awake” Charles spoke. “What happened?” Tom was feeling a bit dizzy as was trying to gain on what had happened “I need to speak with you” there was a different bit of tone in Charles' voice and Tom could sense that he was worried and worried deeply, he was. “I don’t want you to meet summer, henceforth” Charles finished. "What do you man not to meet her anymore? You know that I love her” “Yes, I know Tom. But, I don’t want to lose you this way” “I don’t understand what you are talking about” “You are suffering because of it” “I know. Everyone does. That’s part and parcel of being in love” “You are suffering something else. You are going to suffer from a rare syndrome. You are going to die” “What are you saying? Are you sure?” “I am an Aerona and a Precog and you know that” --- An Aerona: It is a person with the ability to see and understand all forms of illness, whether it is physical or mental. If someone is sensitive to the pain of those around them then they have this power. The other side of this power is that of biokinesis, which allows them to control organic tissue. This gives them the ability to heal themselves as well as others. They heal people by flushing out the illness and replacing it with a healing energy. The downside of this power is that some people can become so sensitive to the illness of others that it can make them sick as well. This normally wouldn't be a problem but if one Aerona heals another it affects their energy causing them to lose their power and not be able to heal again. Precog: Precognition is the ability to see the future. Their visions are called premonitions. Many people have a small amount of this power and don't realize it. It is becoming more common in this changing world. These people are here to warn us of events to come so that our future will not be so quickly destroyed. --------------
Tom calmly walks towards Charles and sits beside him. “Charles, I know you would do anything for me and I know you love me more than anyone else, but I want you to know I have to be with her because she needs me. I don’t know why, but you know, what I’m saying is the truth, because I’m an Empath. I want you to do me favor, don’t tell anyone about this until it is over” “But” “I’m not asking you this as my guardian; I am asking you this as my father, as a friend. Sometimes we have to choose our own destiny Charles, no matter how the end is going to be” Charles remains silent. Day 77 Tom was being operated by the doctors in the room; Charles and Summer were waiting outside of it. “I’m sorry Summer,” said Charles “Why?” “I knew this would happen all along and refrained from telling you this” “What would happen?” “Well, you see when you bring two magnets of the same polarity, they repel. But, in this case among humans, one will neutralize the other. In your case, Tom was the one who got neutralized” “You are not making any sense” “There was some kind of a force that was acting between you two, which was very hard to explain” he continued “Tom’s heart rate reached its maximum point and started to decrease little by little, day after day, to the point till it would stop. The more time and the more moments he spent with you, his heart rate decreased” “You knew it all along and you just let him die” there was a sick look on Summer’s face “I didn’t stop him, as I saw something in his eyes”
“What?” “You” “You are Aeona, you could save him right” “I’m afraid I can’t. I’m used up. I’m really sorry Summer” Summer was holding onto the diary which Tom had given her, close to her heart. Something told her that the time had arrived for her to open it. When she flipped through the pages, there was nothing much written, but something came across in the middle. It was not more than a couple of sentences. This held, “I’m sorry that I didn’t tell you that you were my kryptonite. I’m sure Superman would have done the same thing too if Lois Lane was his” “Every moment spent with you was worth every beat of my heart” As she finished reading it, tears started to clog up in her eyes. She noticed that the doctors have stepped out of the room and from the look on their faces it didn’t look positive. She rushed herself to be with Tom. Tom was peacefully lying on the bed, maybe having a far better rest that he could have ever known. “No! Look at me. I'm right here. Don't go. Stay with me.” Summer cried as she hugged him ever tightly. But she knew that time had already gotten the better of them. She was silent for a moment stood up and walked out of the room calmly. She went to the nearby room and locked herself. She wiped her tears *I’m sorry tom. I lied to you. I had lied that I had no powers. But I do have one power, which I know was not common and which I was afraid to use. But I need you Tom and I can never lose you” She teleported herself to the past. She was a time traveler. ---- Time traveler: The ability to Time Travel is not very common. These people are a form of Teleporter who have learned to move through time instead of space. This is a dangerous power because they are always in danger of changing something and causing themselves to cease to exist or to trap themselves in an alternate timeline that they cannot fix. Sometimes these people accidentally transport themselves to the future shortly before a large event; they then travel back to their own time in order to warn people and hopefully prevent the disaster. ---------- The only way of saving Tom, Summer realized was making him not to meet her in the first place. She transported herself into the past 77 days before, the day which they first met each other. She knew that she had to act fast and that she had to abstain from being spotted by either Tom or her past self. She hid her beside the tree and was waiting for Tom to arrive. Her past self-was already in her place and on the bench. She knew if she can prevent Tom from meeting her that day that he could save his life but she also knew that that would deprive every memory she had of him, but saving his life was all that mattered to her then. Tom was slowly approaching the place. She had to do something and then she found a stone nearby which she threw, at him. “ouch,” said Tom, picking the stone that was hit at him. He looked around and couldn’t notice anyone. But, Summer could see him very clearly. He dropped it and he went the other way. Summer’s heart stopped and she looked at Tom for one last time the way she always saw him, she thought. “I love you tom, I’m going to miss you,” She said and she was automatically being transported back into the future. Present day Summer found herself in the park *How did I get here? * Which she couldn’t recollect. *Why am I feeling heavy on the inside? * she thought. She could also notice that her eyes were all watery. She wanted to rest herself as her legs were feeling giddy. She sat on a bench nearby and closed her eyes. Then she heard, “You know, I can't help but notice you seem a little at war with yourself here” When she opened her eyes to see who it was, she saw a stranger on the other end of the bench, who was mysteriously familiar. Day 1 again. © 2023 Jerald Infant JeyarethinamAuthor's Note
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Jerald Infant JeyarethinamSingapore, SingaporeAbout"Simply a scribe, penning the whispers of his soul as he navigates the infinite whirlwind of beginnings and endings." more..Writing
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